Portland State Vikings to play 4 football games at Hillsboro Stadium in 2018

The Portland State Vikings are moving four of their five home football games for 2018 to Hillsboro Stadium, the Vikings announced Friday.

"Each year we have challenges securing a home schedule at Providence Park, but this year was particularly difficult," PSU athletic director Valerie Cleary said in a statement. "As it stands right now, there is only one of our five dates that we can be certain that Providence Park is available."

That one Providence Park game will be the Vikings' Oct. 13 matchup against Northern Colorado.

The PSU football games against College of Idaho (Sept. 15), Montana State (Sept. 22), Idaho State (Nov. 3) and Eastern Washington (Nov. 16) now are all set for Hillsboro Stadium.

The National Women's Soccer League is holding its championship match at Providence Park on Sept. 22, and the Vikings said there were potential soccer or stadium construction conflicts with the three other dates.